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Wildlife of Hell Hole Gorge National Park

Total number of species: 185

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Kingdom Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
animals mammals Bovidae Capra hircus goat II
animals mammals Felidae Felis catus cat II
animals mammals Muridae Hydromys chrysogaster water rat C QAI I
animals mammals Emballonuridae Saccolaimus flaviventris yellow-bellied sheathtail bat C QAI
animals mammals Macropodidae Osphranter robustus common wallaroo C QA
animals mammals Macropodidae Petrogale xanthopus celeris yellow-footed rock-wallaby V V Q
animals mammals Phalangeridae Trichosurus vulpecula common brushtail possum C QA
animals mammals Phascolarctidae Phascolarctos cinereus koala E E QA
animals mammals Tachyglossidae Tachyglossus aculeatus short-beaked echidna SL QAI
animals birds Petroicidae Eopsaltria australis eastern yellow robin C QA
animals birds Rhipiduridae Rhipidura leucophrys willie wagtail C QAI
animals birds Artamidae Artamus cinereus black-faced woodswallow C QA
animals birds Campephagidae Coracina novaehollandiae black-faced cuckoo-shrike C QAI
animals birds Cinclosomatidae Cinclosoma castaneothorax chestnut-breasted quail-thrush C QA
animals birds Acanthizidae Pyrrholaemus brunneus redthroat C QA
animals birds Psittaculidae Barnardius zonarius barnardi mallee ringneck C QA
animals birds Cacatuidae Cacatua sanguinea little corella C QAI
animals birds Charadriidae Elseyornis melanops black-fronted dotterel C QAI I
animals birds Burhinidae Burhinus grallarius bush stone-curlew C QAI
animals birds Anhingidae Anhinga novaehollandiae Australasian darter C QAI I
animals birds Columbidae Geopelia placida peaceful dove C QAI
animals birds Columbidae Geophaps plumifera spinifex pigeon C QA
animals birds Casuariidae Dromaius novaehollandiae emu C QA
animals reptiles Elapidae Denisonia devisi De Vis' banded snake C QA
animals reptiles Chelidae Emydura macquarii krefftii Krefft's river turtle C Q I
fungi lecanoromycetes Acarosporaceae Acarospora citrina C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Caliciaceae Pyxine petricola C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Graphidaceae Diploschistes
fungi lecanoromycetes Lecideaceae Lecidea
fungi lecanoromycetes Parmeliaceae Xanthoparmelia isidiosa C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Parmeliaceae Xanthoparmelia juxtata C NTQ
fungi lecanoromycetes Parmeliaceae Xanthoparmelia lithophiloides C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Alternanthera denticulata var. denticulata C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Alternanthera denticulata var. micrantha C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Alternanthera pungens khaki weed NAQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Hemichroa mesembryanthema C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Ptilotus decipiens C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Ptilotus macrocephalus green pussytails C NTQ
plants land plants Amaranthaceae Ptilotus pedleyanus C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Alstonia constricta bitterbark C NTQ
plants land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia lanceolata northern silkpod C NTQ
plants land plants Araliaceae Hydrocotyle demissa C NTQ
plants land plants Araliaceae Trachymene cyanantha C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Calotis
plants land plants Asteraceae Calotis dentex white burr daisy C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Calotis hispidula bogan flea C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Calotis squamigera C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Calotis xanthosioidea C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Centipeda minima subsp. minima C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Centipeda pleiocephala C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Pluchea dentex bowl daisy C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Pterocaulon sphacelatum applebush C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Rhodanthe diffusa subsp. leucactina C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Sigesbeckia orientalis Indian weed C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Stuartina muelleri spoon cudweed C NTQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Verbesina encelioides var. encelioides NAQ
plants land plants Asteraceae Vittadinia dissecta var. hirta C NTQ
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Seringia collina C NTQ
plants land plants Byttneriaceae Waltheria indica C NTQ
plants land plants Campanulaceae Wahlenbergia gracilis sprawling bluebell SL NTQ
plants land plants Campanulaceae Wahlenbergia tumidifructa SL NTQ
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis lasiantha nipan C NTQ
plants land plants Capparaceae Capparis mitchellii C NTQ
plants land plants Caryophyllaceae Polycarpaea multicaulis C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Dysphania kalpari C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Dysphania melanocarpa forma melanocarpa C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Dysphania rhadinostachya subsp. inflata C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Einadia trigonos subsp. stellulata C NTQ
plants land plants Chenopodiaceae Maireana villosa C NTQ
plants land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea calobra C NTQ
plants land plants Cucurbitaceae Cucumis myriocarpus subsp. myriocarpus prickly pademelon NAQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus alterniflorus C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus aquatilis C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus dactylotes C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus difformis rice sedge C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus leptocarpus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus pulchellus C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis dichotoma common fringe-rush C NTQ
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis littoralis C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis microcarya C NTQ I
plants land plants Cyperaceae Scleria sphacelata C NTQ
plants land plants Droseraceae Drosera finlaysoniana SL NTQ
plants land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon cinereum C NTQ I
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia drummondii C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia sarcostemmoides climbing caustic C NTQ
plants land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia tannensis subsp. eremophila C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia atriplexifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia glabrata C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia gracilis C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia havilandii C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia macrocalyx C NTQ
plants land plants Goodeniaceae Scaevola spinescens prickly fan flower C NTQ
plants land plants Hypericaceae Hypericum gramineum C NTQ
plants land plants Isoetaceae Isoetes muelleri quillwort C NTQ I
plants land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum floribundum C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Coleus intraterraneus C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Prostanthera megacalyx C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Prostanthera suborbicularis C NTQ
plants land plants Lamiaceae Westringia rigida stiff westringia C NTQ
plants land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra longifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia ammophila V V NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia aneura C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia aneura var. aneura C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia brachystachya umbrella mulga C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia clivicola C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia cowleana C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia deanei C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia dichromotricha C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia elachantha C NNQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia excelsa subsp. excelsa C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia omalophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia petraea C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia salicina doolan C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia sp. (Ambathala C.Sandercoe 624) C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia sparsiflora C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia tephrina C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Acacia victoriae subsp. victoriae C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Aeschynomene indica budda pea C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Jacksonia rhadinoclona Miles dogwood C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Petalostylis labicheoides C NTQ
plants land plants Leguminosae Senna artemisioides subsp. artemisioides C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema maidenii subsp. maidenii C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Amyema miquelii C NTQ
plants land plants Loranthaceae Lysiana linearifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Lythraceae Ammannia multiflora jerry-jerry C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon leucopetalum C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Abutilon otocarpum C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus brachysiphonius C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus sturtii C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida aprica var. aprica C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida sp. (Charters Towers E.J.THompson+ CHA456) C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida sp. (Jericho E.J.Thompson+ JER117) C NTQ
plants land plants Malvaceae Sida sp. (Musselbrook M.B.Thomas+ MRS437) C NTQ
plants land plants Menyanthaceae Nymphoides crenata wavy marshwort SL NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Blakella blakei C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus camaldulensis subsp. arida C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus exserta Queensland peppermint C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus populnea poplar box C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus thozetiana C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Homalocalyx polyandrus C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Kunzea
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca trichostachya C NTQ I
plants land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca uncinata C NTQ
plants land plants Myrtaceae Thryptomene hexandra C NTQ
plants land plants Onagraceae Ludwigia octovalvis willow primrose C NTQ I
plants land plants Oxalidaceae Oxalis perennans C NTQ
plants land plants Phrymaceae Glossostigma diandrum C NTQ I
plants land plants Phrymaceae Peplidium foecundum C NTQ I
plants land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus virgatus C NTQ
plants land plants Picrodendraceae Petalostigma pubescens quinine tree C NTQ
plants land plants Plantaginaceae Plantago debilis shade plantain C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon bombycinus silky oilgrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon obtectus C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Enneapogon polyphyllus leafy nineawn C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis eriopoda C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eragrostis lacunaria purple lovegrass C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne mucronata forma (Burnham R.W.Purdie 1370) C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Eriachne pulchella subsp. pulchella C NTQ
plants land plants Poaceae Paspalidium caespitosum brigalow grass C NTQ
plants land plants Polygonaceae Persicaria lapathifolia pale knotweed C NTQ I
plants land plants Portulacaceae Calandrinia eremaea C NTQ
plants land plants Portulacaceae Calandrinia ptychosperma C NTQ
plants land plants Portulacaceae Sedopsis filsonii Superseded XU
plants land plants Proteaceae Hakea chordophylla C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Hakea collina C NTQ
plants land plants Proteaceae Hakea maconochieana V V NTQ
plants land plants Pteridaceae Cheilanthes sieberi subsp. sieberi C NTQ
plants land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia excelsa soap tree C NTQ
plants land plants Rubiaceae Scleromitrion galioides C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Phebalium glandulosum subsp. glandulosum C NTQ
plants land plants Rutaceae Philotheca cuticularis C NTQ
plants land plants Santalaceae Santalum lanceolatum SL NTQ
plants land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea viscosa subsp. spatulata C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila bowmanii subsp. latifolia C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila bowmanii subsp. nutans C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila deserti C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila gilesii subsp. gilesii Charleville turkeybush C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila latrobei subsp. latrobei C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila mitchellii C NTQ
plants land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila oppositifolia subsp. rubra C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum callosum C NTQ
plants land plants Solanaceae Solanum ferocissimum C NTQ
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Pimelea elongata C NTQ
plants land plants Thymelaeaceae Pimelea trichostachya flaxweed C NTQ
plants land plants Zygophyllaceae Roepera apiculata C NTQ

Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the DETSI WildNet database and converted to a 10km² grid. The grid information has been intersected with the mapping polygons to determine the species lists. Click here to view the species grid metadata.

Information from WildNet can also be accessed via Wildlife Online and WetlandMaps.

Rare or threatened includes species listed as extinct, extinct in the wild, critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable or conservation dependent under either the Nature Conservation Act or Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act

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Legend

Nature Conservation Act
NCA - Status under the Nature Conservation Act 1992
EX : Extinct
PE : Extinct in the wild
CR : Critically endangered
E : Endangered
V : Vulnerable
NT : Near threatened
C : Least concern
SL : Special least concern
I : International
P : Prohibited
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act
EPBC - Status under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
EX : Extinct
XW : Extinct in the wild
CE : Critically endangered
E : Endangered
V : Vulnerable
CD : Conservation dependent
End. - Endemicity
Q : Queensland endemic - naturally occurs in Queensland
QA : Intranational - naturally occurs in Queensland and interstate
QAI : Not endemic to Australia - naturally occurs in Queensland, interstate and overseas
QI : Regional endemic - naturally occurs in Queensland and overseas
VA : Vagrant (Intranational) - normally occurs interstate
VI : Vagrant (International) - normally occurs overseas
VU : Vagrant (Unknown)
IA : Introduced (Intranational) - naturalised from interstate
II : Introduced (International) - naturalised from overseas
IU : Introduced - unknown origin
U : Unknown endemicity - native
Wetland Status
I : Wetland indicator species


This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Wildlife of Hell Hole Gorge National Park, WetlandInfo website, accessed 6 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-hell-hole-gorge

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